Katie Taylor is the undisputed lightweight champion of the world. There was controversy around her win over Delfine Persoon, with many pundits scoring it a draw or a win for the Belgian but the fight was mightily close regardless of some of the discourse. On Monday’s episode of PlayXPlay, Jenny Murphy is joined by Jacqui […]

7 years ago

By Rory Noonan Cork 3-16 Kerry 0-9 Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald said they still have plenty of work to do before they meet Waterford in the TG4 Munster SFC final. Fitzgerald’s side were in control throughout as they saw off Kerry in the semi-final at Pairc Ui Rinn but he feels they still have room for improvement […]

7 years ago

Right now, it seems like Divock Origi’s world. The rest of us just live in it. Divock Origi scored the second goal in the Champions League final in Madrid on Saturday night. After Mo Salah’s early penalty, Liverpool went into their shell. Tottenham completed twice as many passes and had more possession. Alisson Becker kept […]

7 years ago

The supporters were scheduled to land in Madrid 90 minutes before kick-off. It is, without doubt, the biggest game in the history of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. In a matter of hours, Mauricio Pochettino’s side could be crowned European champions for the first time in their history when they take on Liverpool in Madrid’s Wanda […]

7 years ago

BY Jackie Cahill Final slots in the TG4 Munster Senior and Intermediate Championships will be confirmed over the weekend – while semi-final positions are also up for grabs in the TG4 Leinster Intermediate Championship. Age-old Munster rivals Cork and Kerry go head-to-head at Páirc Uí Rinn on Saturday in Round 3 of the Provincial Senior […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small There were 1,850 women recorded as homeless in Dublin when the Department of Housing, Planning and Local Government undertook their most recent study at the end of March. Those figures show that between adults and children, the number has peaked at 10,305 for the whole country while Ireland battles a desperate housing […]

7 years ago

Chelsea rejoiced, but this was too easy. The decision to host the Europa League final in Baku was heavily criticised in the run up to the game. The fact that Arsenal and Chelsea had to travel from London to reach Azerbaijan ensured that many fans decided to stay at home. The Arsenal fans who […]

7 years ago

The ultimate football fan’s opportunity. 20×20 have teamed up with Three to offer you the chance to play in the ultimate football match – the 20×20 Fan’s Match in the Aviva Stadium on 31st May. The two teams on the night will be managed by Ireland and Arsenal team-mates, Louise Quinn and Katie McCabe, and will […]

7 years ago

By Andrew Horgan Cork 3-22 Waterford 0-7 Cork secured an impressive win in their opening game of the TG4 Munster SFC as they defeated Waterford 3-22 to 0-7 in their round two clash played at CIT on Sunday evening. A win against Kerry next weekend will ensure the reigning Munster champions will again progress to the […]

7 years ago

Compiled by Declan Rooney ALL eyes will be on Cork this weekend as the 2019 Lidl National League Division 1 champions have their first outing in the TG4 Championship. Runners-up in front of a record 50,141 attendance at Croke Park last September, the Rebelettes are determined to go one step further in the forthcoming Championship […]

7 years ago

By Daragh Small Niamh O’Dea was one of three players who didn’t make the Lidl NFL Division 2 semi-finals but was still rewarded with a spot on the Team of the League. It was a fine achievement as the Clare full-forward matched the heroics of Wexford’s Sarah Harding Kenny and Neamh Woods from Tyrone. Scoring […]

7 years ago

The German side clearly mean business. Borussia Dortmund have signed Julian Brandt, Thorgan Hazard and Nico Schulz for a combined figure in the region of £70 million. Midfielder Brandt, 23, made the move from Bayer Leverkusen for around £22.1m, just hours after attacker Hazard, 26, the younger brother of Chelsea’s Eden Hazard, joined from Borussia Mönchengladbach […]

7 years ago

Israel Folau. Perhaps the only fractionally redeeming thing he’s done since the decision to post a warning to a number of groups of people on Instagram is that he hasn’t appealed Rugby Australia’s sacking of him. Fornicators, drunks, atheists and homosexuals – among others – were called out by Folau in a message that said, […]

7 years ago

It’s very easy to come down on anyone who tells you they can’t give up two hours during exam season. Around this time every year, training pitches gradually empty as Leaving Certs, GCSEs, A-Levels and college exams start taking over. If you’re an underage coach, you’ve probably tried everything you can in your power to […]

7 years ago

Brought to you by Centra #WeAreHurling It was as if they were just messing us around. From the ridiculous to the sublime – all in the space of seven days. It’s nearly a rule of thumb at this stage not to write off any team from Cork but given their senior hurlers’ shortcomings against Tipperary […]

7 years ago

If you build it, they will come. Lyon are the Champions League winners again but why won’t the other clubs match their spending? They’ve set the bar. Meet it. Irish hockey have a new coach at the wheel in the form of Australian Sean Dancer and, on this week’s episode of PlayXPlay, the new man […]

7 years ago

RTE GAA pundit Anthony Daly has questioned whether Conor Gleeson deserved the first of two yellow cards in Sunday’s Munster Hurling Championship match between Waterford and Tipperary. Gleeson and Tipperary forward Seamus Callanan clashed in the first-half with both men earning yellow cards before Gleeson was dismissed a few minutes later after dragging Patrick Maher […]

7 years ago

Why can nobody be happy for Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City? On Saturday, Pep Guardiola and Manchester City claimed an unprecedented treble in the men’s game when they won the FA Cup, adding it to the Carabao Cup and the Premier League. For the remaining fans of the FA Cup, it was also a sobering day. […]

7 years ago

By DARAGH SMALL If you ever turn up at a Sligo match and see the flag with stars and stripes on it, it’s likely to be in the hands of a Henry family member. Declan Henry is currently researching whether he can make it home in time for 23 June, so he can watch his […]

7 years ago

This is exactly what needs to be done and it is a massive boost. AIG has today launched its new #EffortIsEqual campaign. #EffortIsEqual recognises that the effort, commitment and dedication amongst male and female players is equal.  To compete at the highest level in any  sport requires  time, training and making  sacrifices by the players, […]

7 years ago

Lots of news, lots of opinions, lots of highlights on episode 3 of PlayXPlay. Host Jenny Murphy and co-host Niamh McEvoy are joined this week by one of Ireland’s best-known football players in Stephanie Roche. On the menu: Life in Italy Professionalism versus amateurism Playing with the boys’ teams What a good coach does Alysia […]

8 years ago

It’s been some weekend for Alex Goode. He won the Champions Cup on Saturday, and over 24 hours later was at a pub in St. Albans – still in full kit

8 years ago

By DECLAN ROONEY Waterford 1-12 Kerry 2-4 Waterford ladies manager Ciaran Curran says his side are looking forward to locking horns with last year’s TG4 All-Ireland finalists, Cork, after they claimed a second win over Kerry in a week to launch their TG4 Munster SFC drive. Waterford had to stave off a late charge from Kerry […]

8 years ago

Another bad day for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said it was almost embarrassing for his team to walk off at Old Trafford after their defeat to Cardiff on Sunday while witnessing the devotion and loyalty of Manchester United’s supporters. Most Manchester United supporters are desperate to see the squad overhauled and the players […]

8 years ago

Manchester City are Premier League champions. Pep Guardiola’s team retained their title with a 4-1 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion at the Amex Stadium. Liverpool, City’s rivals for the league crown, did their part by beating Wolverhampton Wanderers 2-0 at Anfield. However, their total of 97 points wasn’t enough to claim their first league […]

8 years ago

Ulster Rugby backs Jacob Stockdale and Will Addison stitched up former teammate Tommy Bowe with some enticing offers for next season. Bowe retired last year and has since made the transition into television serving as eir Sport’s rugby presenter but he was tempted back into the rugby world by CEO Johnny Petrie, or in this […]

8 years ago

The Unite the Union Champions Cup will get underway in November. The Football Association of Ireland and the Irish Football Association have announced the creation of a new cross-border tournament between the winners of the League of Ireland and the Irish Premiership champions. The Unite the Union Champions Cup will be played for the first time […]

8 years ago

“Michael Owen did far more for this club than he ever did.” Robbie Fowler has said that he has a “big problem” with Liverpool fans who still worship Luis Suarez after the Barcelona forward celebrated scoring against his former team last week in the Nou Camp. Suarez scored the opening goal of the Champions League […]

8 years ago

Sarah Rowe went from ladies football to the AFL and suddenly she was going from a sport where she could only be tackled when she was playing the ball, to a game where she could be jumped on from behind and dragged to the ground, playing the ball or not. Two episodes in to PlayXPlay […]

8 years ago

Sarah Rowe and Niamh McEvoy might be rivals on the pitch for Mayo and Dublin but they form an unbelievable partnership in studio. The ladies football superstars joined forces on Monday night alongside Jenny Murphy for the second episode of PlayXPlay and it is a humdinger of a show. Discussing life in Australia and the […]

8 years ago

By Daragh Small Waterford 5-13 Kerry 1-17 Waterford manager Ciaran Curran says his players can only improve when the test themselves against Lidl NFL Division 1 opponents next year. The TG4 All-Ireland championship is the first thing on the horizon, and after their brilliant eight-point victory over Kerry they will face-off again in Munster next Saturday. […]

8 years ago

By Daragh Small Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald believes his county have been given the lift they need as they overwhelmed Galway to earn another Lidl NFL Division 1 title. Following back-to-back wins over reigning TG4 All-Ireland champions Dublin in their last two games, Cork were crowned league champions for a 12th time in Parnell Park. […]

8 years ago

By Daragh Small Meath 4-11 Sligo 1-7 Emma Duggan’s early goal paved the way for last year’s beaten finalists Meath who finally gained promotion to the second tier of the Lidl NFL with a comfortable Division 3 final win over Sligo. Eamonn Murray’s side were heartbroken after losing the league and TG4 All-Ireland Intermediate deciders last […]

8 years ago

By Daragh Small Fermanagh 2-8 Antrim 1-10 Eimear Smyth scored the winner as Fermanagh claimed promotion and their first league title since 2007 with a Lidl NFL Division 4 final victory over the 14 players of Antrim. Fermanagh’s last league final appearance was eight years ago, when they lost out to Clare in the […]

8 years ago

By Declan Rooney Galway captain Tracey Leonard thinks it’s time for her side to start beating the game’s most successful teams on a regular basis, and that a national title could be the nudge they need towards achieving that goal. Galway will hope to win their first Lidl National Football League Division 1 crown this […]

8 years ago

“You need somebody at Celtic who can compete with that man in every sense.” The league seasons are drawing to a close in Britain, but there is still enough time for some Garth Crooks nonsense. The BBC pundit has claimed that Celtic would be wrong to appoint Neil Lennon as their permanent manager and that the […]

8 years ago

By Declan Rooney Galway captain Tracey Leonard admits she would be torn between representing her home county or playing WAFL if a concrete offer came through in the future. Leonard (27) will skipper Galway in Sunday’s Lidl National Football League final against Cork and she says she has had been previously been asked to make […]

8 years ago

By Declan Rooney Kerry ladies captain Amanda Brosnan is hoping that her side can put the turmoil of 2018 behind them and claim an immediate return to the top flight with victory over Waterford in the Lidl National Football League Division 2 final on Sunday. The Munster rivals face off in the Parnell Park decider […]

8 years ago

Liverpool couldn’t cope with Lionel Messi, For 75 minutes, Liverpool were doing ok in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final, but then Lionel Messi came along and, well, then Liverpool couldn’t cope. Messi’s genius, especially his 600th goal for Barcelona, took the tie to a point where it looks as if it’s beyond […]

8 years ago

Welcome to PlayXPlay, our new weekly show hosted by Grand Slam winner Jenny Murphy. Every single Monday, SportsJOE and Her will be bringing you the best of what female sport has to offer and it won’t be done half-heartedly either. In partnership with AIG and in support of 20×20, prepare for proper analysis, genuine debate […]

8 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir The Rebels have done the two in a row. Cork 3-15 Clare 2-12 Clodagh Finn score a goal and eight points, Emma Murphy slotted a brace of goals and player of the match Fiona Keating shot five points as Cork secured a second All-Ireland Minor A Camogie Championship in a row […]

8 years ago

Who killed the Anfield pigeon? For some, the fact that many people were talking about the Anfield pigeon after Liverpool’s win against Huddersfield on Friday night demonstrated, once again, that there was something lacking in the title race. Nobody can dispute the excellence of the two teams but the charge is that the drama is […]

8 years ago

Sport Ireland and the FAI have announced a five-person Governance Review Group to review reform within the FAI ahead of the association’s upcoming AGM. The group met today and set out milestones to bring about change ahead of and following the Association’s AGM in Trim in July. The make-up of the new Group has been finalised […]

8 years ago

By Cathal Dennehy He knows what they say, the critics tapping away on keyboards with anonymous cloaks. Shane Ryan has read the comments on message boards by those who heard his accent and concluded – without a fair trial – that the American-born swimmer was using Ireland as a country of convenience. If they met […]

8 years ago

By DARAGH SMALL Michelle Ryan hadn’t played like that since her primary school days, but she was on top form last weekend, bagging 3-3 in the Lidl National Football League Division 2 semi-final victory over Cavan. Waterford through-and-through, Ryan is desperate to see a former superpower back to the top-table of Ladies football, and having secured […]

8 years ago

Short-term thinking will kill a football club

8 years ago

By Cathal Dennehy Her routine is simple, its execution less so: three to four hours a day on the water, another 90 minutes in the gym – 14 to 16 sessions each week, all adding up to one exhausted athlete by the time Jenny Egan crumples into bed on a Saturday night. “I have a […]

8 years ago

By Daragh Ó Conchúir Tipperary 0-14 Kilkenny 0-8 LONG-SERVING captain Sabrina Larkin has played at Senior level for more than a decade for Tipperary without much tangible success and there was no hiding her joy as she delivered her speech after the Premiers bagged their first Littlewoods Ireland Camogie League Division 2 title. Larkin was […]

8 years ago

By Kevin Egan  Galway manager Tim Rabbitte wants to see his side hit new heights against Cork in the Lidl National Football League Division 1 final after they eased past Donegal in the last four. A blistering start and a strong second-half ensured Galway had far too much and when Megan Glynn finished off a […]

8 years ago

By Daragh Small Cork 1-18 Dublin 2-14 Cork manager Ephie Fitzgerald believes his young side have the potential to return to past glories, as they clung on for an inspirational victory over champions Dublin in the Lidl National Football League Division 1 semi-final. Cork haven’t contested a league final since they won five-in-a-row between 2013 and […]

8 years ago